Matthew 14:8
And she beinge informed of her mother before sayde: geve me here Ihon baptistes heed in a platter.
William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)
In The King James Version
And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist’s head in a charger.
In Context
7Wherfore he promised wt an oth that he wolde geve hir whatsoever she wolde axe.
Cross References
Mark 6:24And she wet forth and sayde to her mother: what shall I axe? And she sayde: Iohn Baptistes heed.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 14:2-13
The Death of John the Baptist. 1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, 2 And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him. 3 For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife. 4 For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her. 5 And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a… Read the whole commentary →